Connecticut Folk Dance Home Page

This page presents a list of Connecticut folk dance groups which hold weekly, biweekly, monthly or irregularly scheduled folk dances featuring ballroom dance, Balkan folk dance, Cajun dance, clog dance, contra dance, English country dance, international folk dance, Irish dance, Israeli dance, Morris dance, ritual dance, Scottish country dance, swing dance, tap dance, traditional square dance, vintage dance, western square dance, Zydeco dance and all other forms of traditional and ethnic dance. You'll also find links to web sites providing information about folk dancing in all or part of the state.

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Connecticut Classes And Sessions Top Of Page

You can learn about classes and sessions in any of the following localities by clicking on the locality's name:

Branford
Chaplin
Danbury
Darien
East Lyme
Greenwich
Hartford
Killingly/Dayville
Middleton
Mystic
New Haven
New London
Norwalk
Stonington
West Hartford
West Haven
Wethersfield
Wilton
Windsor
Woodbridge

You can learn about classes and sessions in any of the following regions by clicking on the region's name:

Northeast
Central
Southeast
South Central
Southwest

Northeast

Chaplin Top Of Page

Quiet Corner Contra Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	John Ivan
	18 Bellevue St
	Willimantic, CT 06226

(860) 423-1963, john.ivan@rcn.com

Annie Guion, 93 Kenyon Road, Hampton, CT 06247, (860) 455-0368, jeff.weiler@snet.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (1) ˇ 7:30-11:00 ˇ CONTRA

Chaplin Grange, Rt 198, 1.5 mi N of Rt 6, Chaplin

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (1) - Sep 25, 2000, (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Killingly/Dayville Top Of Page

Killingly Square Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Bob Livingston
	1029 Long Hill Road
	Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 346-7151

Patricia Renaud, 8 Hillside Terrace, Killingly Center, CT 06239, (860) 774-5865 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ SQUARE

Killingly Grange, Rt 101, Killingly

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - May 12, 2001

Central

Hartford Top Of Page

Reel Nutmeg English Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Helen Davenport
	1058 Plymouth St
	Windsor, CT 06095

(860) 285-8694, dancerhiker@yahoo.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU ˇ 5:30-7:00 ˇ ENGLISH COUNTRY

Private Home, Hartford

SPECIAL EVENTS

Hartford Ball (May) (2) - Apr 29, 2001

Middleton Top Of Page

Middletown Scottish Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Lucile Blanchard
	1061 Millbrook Road
	Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 347-0278, lblanchard@wesleyan.edu

Joyce Chase, 63 Midland Drive, Meriden, CT 06450, (203) 238-0694, joyceschase@cox.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED ˇ 7:00-9:30 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

First Church of Christ Congregational, 190 Court St, Middletown (Sep-Jun) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001, (2) - Feb 2, 2002

Vinnies Jump and Jive Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Jennifer Alexander
	424 Main St
	Middletown, CT 06457

(860) 347-6971 (x3777), (860) 343-0824 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED ˇ 7:00-9:00 ˇ LINE

Vinnie's Jump and Jive, 424 Main St, Middletown MAP VIEW

FRI ˇ 7:00-9:00 ˇ SALSA, MAMBO

Vinnie's Jump and Jive, 424 Main St, Middletown MAP VIEW

SAT (Var) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ SWING, LINDY HOP

Vinnie's Jump and Jive, 424 Main St, Middletown MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (1) - Dec 5, 2000; (2) - May 12, 2001

West Hartford Top Of Page

Always on Sunday Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Leora Berns & David Schonfeld
	16 Willowbrook Road
	West Hartford, CT 06107-1638

(860) 521-6440, B.J.Batts@worldnet.att.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN ˇ 7:00-10:30 ˇ INT'L

Masonic Hall, 11 South Main St, West Hartford MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - May 12, 2001

Hartford Country Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Zel Dolinsky
	594H East Center St
	Manchester, CT 06040

(860) 649-0482, zelig@snet.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1) ˇ 8:30-11:30 ˇ SWING

West Hartford Town Hall, 50 South Main St, West Hartford MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (1) - Feb 21, 1999; (2) - Jun 3, 2001

West Hartford Israeli Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Marla Cohen, (860) 236-4571 (x352), myroncohen@aol.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE ˇ 7:30-10:45 ˇ ISRAELI

Greater Hartford JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave, New London MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Wethersfield Top Of Page

Hartford Country Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Zel Dolinsky
	594H East Center St
	Manchester, CT 06040

(860) 649-0482, zelig@snet.net

Christine Hale (2nd Sat), (860) 233-6603, chale@mail.hartford.edu

Alexis Mitchel (3rd Sat), (860) 648-2584, tamarind@webtv.net

Savio Cheng (4th Sat), (860) 346-7954, saviocheng@msn.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ CONTRA

American Legion Post, 275 Main St, Wethersfield MAP VIEW

SAT (3) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ ZYDECO, CAJUN

American Legion Post, 275 Main St, Wethersfield MAP VIEW

SAT (4) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ SWING

American Legion Post, 275 Main St, Wethersfield MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (1) - Feb 21, 1999; (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Windsor Top Of Page

Greater Hartford Scottish Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Mardene Hof
	182 Oxford St
	Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 233-3210

Lucille Miller, 103 View Drive, Thomaston, CT 06787, (860) 283-5402 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE ˇ 7:00-9:45 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

Grace Episcopal Church, On The Green, Windsor

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Southeast

East Lyme Top Of Page

East Lyme Swing Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

(860) 535-2080, (203) 985-1112 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT ˇ 8:30-11:30 ˇ SWING

East Lyme Community Center, East Lyme

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Mystic Top Of Page

Mystic Garland Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Carol Ansel
	141 Irving St
	Mystic, CT 06355

(860) 536-0820, cmans@conncoll.edu

Lindy McArthur, (860) 536-7245 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE ˇ 7:00-9:00 ˇ MORRIS, CLOG

Mystic Baptist Church, Library St, Mystic

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Stonington Contra Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Andy Derr & Ellen Anthony
	8˝ Godfrey St
	Mystic, CT 06355

(860) 437-8826, katrina@mystic.org Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ CONTRA

Odd Fellows Hall, 19 Cottrell St, Mystic (Sep-May) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

New London Top Of Page

New London Israeli Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Wayne Brown, 329 Gallup Hill Road, Ledyard, CT 06339, (860) 536-2734, wbrown@dekalb.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SUN ˇ 6:30-? ˇ ISRAELI

Crozier-Williams Hall, Student Center, Connecticut College, New London

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Stonington Top Of Page

English Country Dance of Greater Mystic Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Peter & Peggy Vermilya
	3 Cemetery Road
	Stonington, CT 06378

(860) 535-3623, peterv@uconect.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (3) ˇ 7:30-10:30 ˇ ENGLISH COUNTRY

Stonington Grange, Pequot Trail (Rt 234), Stonington (Sep-May)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - May 12, 2001

South Central

Branford Top Of Page

New Haven Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Paul McGuire
	514 Elm St
	New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 776-1812, paul.mcguire@yale.edu Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (3) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ CONTRA, SQUARE

Branford Community Center, 46 Church St, Branford MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

New Year's Eve Dance (Dec) (1) - Oct 6, 2000; (2) - Jan 28, 2001

New Haven Top Of Page

New Haven Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Paul McGuire
	514 Elm St
	New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 776-1812, paul.mcguire@yale.edu Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (1) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ CONTRA, SQUARE

St Thomas's Church, 830 Whitney Ave, New Haven MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

New Year's Eve Dance (Dec) (1) - Oct 6, 2000; (2) - Jan 28, 2001

New Haven English Country Dance Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Marshall Barron & Grace Feldman
	100 York St (15E)
	New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 776-6929, barbararuth@rocketmail.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1/3) ˇ 8:00-10:30 ˇ ENGLISH COUNTRY

Neighborhood Music School, 100 Audubon St, New Haven MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

New Haven Morris & Sword Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Paul McGuire
	514 Elm St
	New Haven, CT 06511

(203) 776-1812, paul.mcguire@yale.edu Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

WED ˇ 7:00-10:00 ˇ MORRIS, SWORD

Center Church Parish House, 311 Temple St, New Haven MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (1) - Oct 6, 2000

Connecticut Argentine Tango Society Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Judith Phelps, 47 Pamela Drive, Milford, CT 06460-7139, (203) 874-2102, phelpstango@att.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (1) ˇ 7:30-12:00 ˇ TANGO

Medical Arts Building, 362 Whitney Ave, New Haven MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Apr 13, 2002

Royal Scottish Country Dance Society New Haven Branch Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Brian Haeckler
	10 Sobin Drive
	Ansonia, CT 06401

(203) 732-1017, bhaeckler@juno.com

Dick Platt, 132 Platt Lane, Milford, CT 06460, (203) 878-6094 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE ˇ 7:30-10:00 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

New Haven Medical Association, 364 Whitney Ave, New Haven MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jun 3, 2001

West Haven Top Of Page

Connecticut Swing Dance Society Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Connecticut Swing Dance Society
	6 Summit Place (Suite 8PMBE)
	Branford, CT 06407

(203) 985-1112

Michael Lamy, 43 Balmforth Ave, Danbury, CT 06810, (203) 778-8604, csds@studio600.com

Tracy Benedict, 46 Quentin St, Hamden, CT 06517, (203) 287-5489, tlbenedict@yahoo.com

Angel Burk, 43 Balmforth Ave, Danbury, CT 06810, (203) 778-8604, aburk@snet.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) ˇ 8:30-11:30 ˇ SWING

U of New Haven AMC Hall, West Haven (Sep-Jun)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Aug 7, 2001

Woodbridge Top Of Page

Woodbridge Israeli Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION

Karen Kaplan Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU ˇ 8:00-? ˇ ISRAELI

Woodbridge JCC, Amity Rd, Woodbridge

SPECIAL EVENTS

None

Woodbridge Scottish Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Doreen & Jack Johnstone
	118 Bear Hill Road
	Bethany, CT 06524

(203) 393-3189, doreen.john@lycos.com

Ellen McRanor, (203) 874-5344 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI ˇ 7:00-9:00 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

Woodbridge Congregational Church, 5 Meetinghouse Lane, Woodbridge MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Southwest

Danbury Top Of Page

Hat City Morris Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Claudia Chapman
	13 Crane St
	Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 798-6576, northdog42@aol.com

Marnen Laibow-Koser, (914) 736-6489, marnen@bigfoot.com Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

THU (Var) ˇ 7:00-9:00 ˇ MORRIS, MUMMER'S PLAY

Melrose School, Joe's Hill Road, Brewster (Danbury)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Darien Top Of Page

Darien Contra Corners & Swinging Eights Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Dora & Herb Bardach
	150 Carol St
	Danbury, CT 06810

(203) 744-0827, dabgypsydancer@iopener.net Exp 12/31/03

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (Var) ˇ 8:00-11:00 ˇ CONTRA, SQUARE

First Congregational Church, 14 Brookside Drive, Darien (Oct-Dec; Mar-Jul) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Mar 16, 2002, (3) - Oct 12, 2002

Darien Folk Dance Club Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Jim Gold International
	497 Cumberland Ave
	Teaneck, NJ 07666

(201) 836-0362, jimgold@acninc.net Exp 12/31/03

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1) ˇ 8:00-10:00 ˇ INT'L

First Congregational Church, 14 Brookside Drive, Darien (Sep-Jun) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - May 20, 2001, (2) - Aug 29, 2002

Greenwich Top Of Page

Mianus River Morris Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	John & Carol Mazza
	50 Plum Tree Lane
	Trumbull, CT 06611

(203) 372-3890, jmazza@snet.net

Mianus River Morris, Box 4822, Greenwich, CT 06830

Leah Barkin, 4 Oakhill Road, Ardsley, NY 10502, (914) 693-5577

Paul Kerlee, 1404 Old Country Road, Elmsford, NY 10523, (914) 592-7649 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

MON ˇ 7:30-9:30 ˇ MORRIS

Nathaniel Witherell Nursing Home, Parsonage Road, Greenwich

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Round Hill Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Janet Cuccinellli
	28 Rita Road
	Ridgefield, CT 06877

(203) 438-5899

Bernard Koser, 63 Villa Drive, Peekskill, NY 10566, (914) 736-6489, bkoser@bestweb.net

Connie Rockman, 79 Elmhurst Ave, Stratford, CT 06614, (203) 381-9509

Marnen Laibow-Koser, 63 Villa Drive, Peekskill, NY 10566, (914) 736-6489 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

SAT (2) ˇ 7:15-11:00 ˇ CONTRA

Round Hill Community House, 397 Round Hill Road, Greenwich (Sep-Jul) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

Thanksgiving Dance (Nov), Workshop (Jan), Workshop (Jun) (2) - May 27, 2001

Newtown Top Of Page

Newtown Scottish Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Ernie Harrington
	PO Box 501
	Redding Ridge, CT 06876

(203) 938-2881, ech105@mindspring.com

Ingrid Davis, 1 Club House Drive, Woodbury, CT 06798, (203) 263-3578, idavis@ct1.mai.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

MON ˇ 7:30-9:30 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

Hawley Elementary School, Church Hill Road, Newtown (Sep-May)

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jun 3, 2001

Norwalk Top Of Page

Cranbury Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Ed & Marjorie Potter
	12 Pamela Place
	Westport, CT 06880

(203) 226-6681, edwin.potter@snet.net Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

FRI (1/3) ˇ 7:30-10:30 ˇ ENGLISH COUNTRY, CONTRA

Cranbury Community Chapel, Newtown Ave & Frank St, Norwalk (Sep-May) MAP VIEW

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Wilton Top Of Page

Kilts & Ghillies Scottish Country Dancers Calendar

CONTACT INFORMATION


	Angela Montague
	118 Indian Hill Road
	Wilton, CT 06897

(203) 762-9892, montmum@worldnet.att.net

Ellen McRanor, 22D Shea Ave, Milford, CT 06460, (203) 874-5344 Exp 12/31/02

REGULAR SESSIONS AND CLASSES

TUE ˇ 7:45-9:30 ˇ SCOTTISH COUNTRY

Comstock Community Center Dance Studio, School Road, Wilton

SPECIAL EVENTS

None (2) - Jan 28, 2001

Connecticut Links Top Of Page

Folk dance contact people, directories and periodicals (newsletters, newspapers, magazines, etc) which cover all or part of this state and regional links which cover this and other states in the region are listed free of charge on our New England States Folk Dance page. Web sites maintained by groups listed above are linked to their listings. (Consequently, we're unable to list web sites maintained by groups choosing not to be listed.) Links to folk dance activities in all or part of this state, other than those mentioned above, are listed below free of charge.

Folk Dance Association is not connected with any of the following web sites and assumes no responsibility for their quality, opinions and information. We list them solely to offer our visitors as much folk dance related information as they wish. Their contents are strictly the responsibility of those who own and maintain them and we leave judging their merits strictly up to each individual who chooses to visit them.